US20070114709A1 - Apparatus and method for installing cockpit module in vehicle body - Google Patents
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Abstract
An installation apparatus is comprised of a pair of grasping brackets and an installation jig. The installation apparatus is employed to install a cockpit module in a vehicle body in a manner that the grasping brackets is detachably attached respectively to both end portions of a steering member of the cockpit module and that the installation jig grasps the grasping brackets and conveys the cockpit module to the vehicle body.
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- The present application is a divisional of U.S. application Ser. No. 11/056,175, filed Feb. 14, 2005, which is a divisional of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/119,282, filed Apr. 10, 2002, the entire contents of both applications are incorporated herein by reference.
- The present invention relates to apparatus and method for installing a cockpit module in a vehicle body during a vehicle production process.
- Various apparatuses and methods for installing a cockpit module in a vehicle body have been proposed, for example, in Japanese Patent Provisional Publications Nos. 11-254998, 10-67354, 8-318760, and 6-199152.
- However, these proposed apparatuses and methods are required to enable an installation operation of a cockpit module to be further easily executed.
- It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide an improved apparatus and method which is capable of easily installing a cockpit module in a vehicle body.
- According to the present invention, an installation apparatus for installing a cockpit module in a vehicle body, comprising: an installation jig grasping the cockpit module to install the cockpit module in the vehicle body; and a pair of grasping brackets detachably attached to both end portions of a steering member of the cockpit module, each grasping bracket having a grasped portion which is grasped by the installation jig; wherein the grasped portion of the grasping bracket is located within an area of a front-door opening of the vehicle body which is viewed from a laterally outside direction of the vehicle body when the cockpit module is installed in the vehicle body.
- An installation apparatus of a vehicle cockpit module according to the present invention, comprising: an installation jig for installing a cockpit module in a vehicle body, the installation jig comprising a pair of attachments which grasp both end portions of a steering member of the cockpit module by moving in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, the attachments being installed at both ends of an installation hand, respectively.
- According to the present invention, a method of installing a cockpit module in a vehicle body, comprising: detachably attaching a pair of grasping brackets to both end portions of a steering member of the cockpit module, respectively; grasping a grasped portion of each grasping bracket by means of an installation jig; and installing the cockpit module in a vehicle body such that the grasping portions is located within an area of a front-door opening of the vehicle body when the front-door opening is viewed from a laterally outside direction of the vehicle body.
- A work installation apparatus according to the present invention comprising: a work-supply jig supporting both ends of a work, the work-supply jig comprising a pair of supply-jig connecting portions connected with the work by bringing the supply-jig connecting portions nearer to the work from axially outer sides of the work, and an interlock portions operating in response to the approach of the supply-jig connecting portions to the work; and a work-installation jig grasping the work to install the work in an object, the work-installation jig comprising a releasing portion releasing the connection between the supply-jig connecting portions and the work through the interlock mechanism, and an installation-jig connecting portion connected with the work by bringing the installation-jig connecting portions nearer to the work from axially outer sides of the work in response to the releasing operation of the releasing portion.
- Further, according to the present invention, a method of installing a work in an object, comprising: supporting the work by moving a pair of work-supply jigs toward the work from axially outer sides of the work; supporting the work by moving a pair of work-installation jigs toward the work from axially outer sides of the work; and releasing the work-supply jigs from the work when the work-installation jigs support the work.
- The other objects and features of this invention will become understood from the following description with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an installation apparatus for installing a cockpit module in a vehicle body in according with a first embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing an essential part of the installation apparatus ofFIG. 1 . -
FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing an operation of a grasping bracket of the installation apparatus. -
FIG. 4A is an explanatory view showing a state that the cockpit module is provisionally installed in a vehicle body, andFIG. 4B is an explanatory view showing a state that the cockpit module is positioned at a correct position relative to the vehicle body. -
FIG. 5A is an explanatory view showing a positional relationship between a connecting pin and a connecting under the state ofFIG. 4A , andFIG. 5B . is an explanatory view showing a positional relationship between a connecting pin and a connecting under the state ofFIG. 4B . -
FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing a positional relationship of the cockpit module relative to a front-door opening of the vehicle body. -
FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a cockpit module without an instrument panel set on a work mount table. -
FIG. 8 is an enlarged partial view as viewed from a direction of an arrow E inFIG. 7 . -
FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a modification of the side bracket shown inFIG. 2 . -
FIG. 10 is an explanatory view showing an operation of the modification ofFIG. 9 . -
FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing another modification of the side bracket and the grasping bracket. -
FIG. 12A is a cross sectional view showing the modification ofFIG. 11 set in a state that a projection is in contact with a lower periphery of a guide hole. -
FIG. 12B is a cross section view showing the modification ofFIG. 11 set in a state that the connecting pin is inserted into a connecting hole. -
FIG. 13A is a side view showing the modification ofFIG. 11 set in the state that the projection is in contact with the lower periphery of a guide hole. -
FIG. 13B is a side view showing the modification ofFIG. 11 set in the state that the connecting pin is inserted into a connecting hole. -
FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing a modification of the first embodiment of the installation apparatus according to the present invention. -
FIG. 15A is an explanatory view showing a drop restricting portion and a drop-restriction canceling portion set in a state that a restriction projection is connected to a restriction hole. -
FIG. 15B is an explanatory view showing the drop restricting portion and the drop-restriction canceling portion set in a state that the cockpit module is provisionally supported by the vehicle body. -
FIG. 15C is an explanatory view showing the drop restricting portion and the drop-restriction canceling portion set in a state that a drop-restriction is canceled by pushing the restriction projection by means of a press projection. -
FIG. 16 is a perspective view showing a modification ofFIG. 14 . -
FIG. 17 is a sectional view taken in a direction of an arrow F ofFIG. 16 . -
FIG. 18 is a perspective view showing a second embodiment of the installation apparatus according to the present invention. -
FIG. 19 is a perspective view showing a third embodiment of the installation apparatus according to the present invention. -
FIG. 20 is an exploded perspective view of the grasping structure ofFIG. 19 . -
FIG. 21 is an exploded perspective view showing an essential part of the installation apparatus ofFIG. 19 . -
FIG. 22 is a plan view showing a connecting state between a receiving hook of the side bracket and the grasping bracket. -
FIG. 23A is a cross sectional view showing a provisional supporting state of the grasping bracket with the side bracket. -
FIG. 23B is a cross sectional view showing a secured state of the grasping bracket to the side bracket. -
FIG. 24 is an explanatory view showing a positional relationship of the cockpit module relative to a front-door opening of the vehicle body. -
FIG. 25 is a perspective view showing the installation apparatus for grasping the cockpit module for the vehicle in according with a fourth embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 26 is an enlarged perspective view showing a detail of a left-hand-side work supply jig shown inFIG. 25 . -
FIG. 27 is a perspective view showing a state that the work-installation jigs of installation hand grasp the cockpit module. -
FIGS. 28A to 28D are explanatory views showing cockpit-module installation operations by the installation apparatus. -
FIG. 29 is a perspective view showing a modification of the fourth embodiment shown inFIG. 25 . - Referring to FIGS. 1 to 17, there is shown a first embodiment of an installation apparatus of a
cockpit module 1 for a vehicle in accordance with the present invention. -
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the grasping structure according to the present invention.Cockpit module 1 is an assembly unit which is produced by assembling various parts including aninstrument panel 3 around a steeringmember 5 extending in a lateral direction of a vehicle body.Steering member 5 is a reinforcement improves a supporting rigidity of a steering column.Steering member 5 extends in the lateral direction of the vehicle body and is secured to the lateral right and left sides of the vehicle body when cockpit module is installed in the vehicle body.Cockpit module 1 is set on a work mount table 6 disposed in the vicinity of a vehicle body conveying line. Two supportingposts 7 stand on work mount table 6. Upper end portions of two supportingposts 7 receive steeringmember 5. -
Cockpit module 1 is installed in a vehicle body through an opening for a front door by means of aninstallation hand 11. Installation jigs 9 are installed at both right and left end portions thereof. Aninstallation portion 13, which is located at a longitudinally center portion ofinstallation hand 11, is installed at a tip end portion of anarm 15 of a robot or a power assist device, so as to move according to a teaching operation of the robot or to move according to an operator's operation ofarm 15 installed in the power assist device. -
Side brackets 17 are provided at both end portions of steeringmember 5, respectively.FIG. 2 shows a left-hand-side end portion of steeringmember 5 and left-hand-side side bracket 17. Under a condition thatside brackets 17 are attached to steeringmember 5,installation jigs 9grasp grasping brackets 19, respectively.Cockpit module 1 carried within the vehicle body is fixed on the vehicle body by tightening eachside bracket 17 and each vehicle-body bracket 21 by means of twobolts 23. The arrow FR inFIG. 2 shows a direction of a front side of the vehicle body. - Each pair of
side brackets 17, graspingbrackets 19 and vehicle-body brackets 21 are respectively symmetrical. Therefore, only the explanation as to the left-hand-side elements thereof is basically discussed hereinafter. - As shown in
FIG. 2 , each vehicle-body bracket 21 has an L-shaped cross-section and has a fixingsurface 25 directed to a backward direction of the vehicle body. Apositioning pin 27 projects from fixingsurface 25 in the backward direction, and performs a positioning function and a temporal supporting function. - As shown in
FIGS. 4A and 4B , positioningpin 27 is constituted by a taperedtip portion 29, aguide portion 33, aneck portion 31, and apositioning portion 35.Tapered tip portion 29 is formed at an free end portion ofpositioning pin 27, a taperedportion 37 andneck portion 31 is formed at an intermediate portion ofpositioning pin 27. Thisneck portion 31 functions to temporally supportcockpit module 1.Guide portion 33 is located betweenneck portion 31 and taperedtip portion 29. Positioningportion 35 is located in the vicinity of a fixed end ofpositioning pin 27. A diameter of positioningportion 35 is greater than that ofguide portion 33.Tapered portion 37 is formed betweenneck portion 33 andpositioning portion 35 so as to continuously connect therebetween. - Two threaded
holes 39 are formed at upper and lower end portions of fixingsurface 25 of vehicle-body bracket 21, respectively, in order to fixcockpit module 1 on vehicle-body bracket 21 by means ofbolts 23. -
Side bracket 17 has a connectingmember 40 to which an axis portion of steeringmember 5 is connected. Further,side bracket 17 has alateral plate 41 and alongitudinal plate 43 which are fixed to a backward peripheral portion of connectingmember 40.Lateral plate 41 extends along a lateral direction of the vehicle body and hassurfaces body bracket 21 and graspingbracket 19, respectively.Longitudinal plate 43 extends along a longitudinal direction (fore-and-aft direction) of the vehicle body and is connected to an inner end portion oflateral plate 41 so as to form an L-shaped cross-section thereby.Longitudinal plate 43 of side bracket has asurface 43 a faced with graspingbracket 19. -
Lateral plate 41 has apositioning hole 45 to whichpositioning pin 27 is inserted. An inner diameter ofpositioning hole 45 is slightly greater than an outer diameter of positioningportion 35. By insertingpositioning portion 35 ofpositioning pin 27 intopositioning hole 45,cockpit module 1 is correctly positioned with respect to the vehicle body. - Two bolt holes 47 are formed at upper and lower end portions of
lateral plate 41, respectively.Bolt hole 47 formed at the lower end portion is formed into a slot so as to absorb dimensional tolerances between vehicle-body bracket 21 andside bracket 17. -
Longitudinal plate 43 has upper and lower connectingholes 51 through which two connectingpins 49 of graspingbracket 19 are connected tolongitudinal plate 43. Connectingholes 51 are formed into slots which obliquely extend in the upward direction. More specifically, each connectinghole 51 is constituted by alarge diameter hole 51 b located at a lower side and a slottedportion 51 a continuous withlarge diameter hole 51 b. - An embossed
portion 53 for preventing graspingbracket 19 from detachedly dropping is formed at a lower end oflongitudinal plate 43. Aprojection 55 for restricting upward movement of graspingbracket 19 is formed at an upper portion oflongitudinal plate 43 by deforming a part oflongitudinal plate 43. - Grasping
bracket 19 has alateral plate 57 and alongitudinal plate 59 which integrally formed into an L-shape in cross-section.Lateral plate 57 has aguide hole 60 for correctly positioning grasping bracket 18 relative toside bracket 17.Guide hole 60 is a slot which extends in the vertical direction while adjusting itslower periphery 60 a with a lower periphery of positinghole 45. Two work holes 61 are formed at upper and lower end portions oflateral plate 57, respectively, corresponding to bolt holes 47. Both work holes 61 have diameters which are greater than a diameter of a head portion ofbolt 23, andlower work hole 61 is formed into a slot, so that graspingbracket 19 is easily detached fromside bracket 17 afterbolts 23 are tightened.Lateral plate 57 has asurface 57 a which is contacted withsurface 41 b oflateral plate 41 of side bracket. - Two connecting
pins 49 are fixed on aninner surface 59 a oflongitudinal plate 59 so as to project frominner surface 59 a toward a center portion of the vehicle body. Each connectingpin 49 has ashaft portion 49 a extending fromlongitudinal plate 59 and alarge diameter end 49 b formed at a free end ofshaft portion 49 a. An outer diameter ofshaft portion 49 a is slightly smaller than a smaller width of slottedportion 51 a so as to be movable in slottedportion 51 a. An outer diameter oflarge diameter portion 49 b is slightly smaller than a diameter oflarge diameter hole 51 b and is greater than a smaller width of slottedportion 51 a. Accordingly, by insertinglarge diameter portion 49 b intolarge diameter hole 51 b and by upwardly movingshaft portion 49 a along slottedportion 51 a, graspingbracket 19 is restricted in a detaching movement relative toside bracket 17 toward an outside direction of the vehicle body. Further, surface 57 a oflongitudinal plate 57 of each graspingbracket 19 is contacted withsurface 41 b oflateral plate 41 ofside bracket 17 when graspingbrackets 19 are attached toside brackets 17, respectively. - Two grasped
holes 65 are formed at upper and lower portions of a backward portion oflongitudinal plate 59 of graspingbracket 19. Lower graspedhole 65 is formed into a slot elongated in the vertical direction. In order to graspcockpit module 1, graspingpins installation jig 9 are inserted into graspedholes 65 of each graspingbracket 19 engaged withside bracket 17. -
Installation hand 11 shown inFIG. 1 comprises a handmain body 67 extending in the lateral direction, a pair ofarm portions 69 forwardly projecting from both end of handmain body 67, andinstallation jigs 9 provided at the respective tips ofarm portions 69. - As shown in
FIG. 1 , left-hand-side installation jig 9 is movable in the lateral direction by means of anactuator 71 fixed at a tip of left-hand-side arm portion 69 so that graspingpins 63 are able to increasingly and decreasingly change a distance relative to opposite graspingpins 73 of right-hand-side arm portion 69. Right-hand-side installation jig 9 is arranged such that right-hand-side grasping pins 73 are fixed to an installation portion fixed at a tip of right-hand-side arm portion 69. - Subsequently, there will be discussed the manner of operation as to the first embodiment of the installation apparatus for
cockpit module 1 in accordance with the present invention. - First, installation operation of grasping
bracket 19 toside bracket 17 will be discussed. Connecting pins 49 of each graspingbracket 19 is inserted into connectingholes 51 ofside bracket 17 through large diameter holes 51 b. Then, graspingbracket 19 is upwardly moved by movingshaft portions 49 a along slottedportions 51 a. By this upward movement of graspingbracket 19, graspingbracket 19 passes embossedportion 53 ofside bracket 17 and thereby being provisionally assembled withside bracket 17 so as not to be detached fromside bracket 17. - Next, as shown in
FIG. 1 ,installation hand 11 is moved so that right and leftinstallation jigs 9 are located at outside positions relative to right and left grasping brackets 18 provisionally assembled withside brackets 17. Then,installation hand 11 is horizontally moved toward the left hand side of the vehicle body so that right-hand-side grasping pins 73 are inserted into graspedholes 65 of right-hand-side grasping bracket 19. Thereafter, by drivingactuator 71 of left-hand-side installation jig 9, left-hand-side grasping pins 63 are inserted into graspedholes 65 of left-hand-side grasping bracket 19. - After right and left grasping
pins holes 65 of both graspingbrackets 19,cockpit module 1 is lifted up by upwardly movinginstallation hand 11. At this moment, graspingbrackets 19 generate a force directed toward the upper direction shown by an arrow A inFIG. 3 , andcockpit module 1 generates a force directed toward the lower direction shown by an arrow B inFIG. 3 . Therefore, connectingpins 49 tend to move in the obliquely upward and frontward direction relative to the vehicle body. As a result,lateral plate 41 of eachside brackets 17 andlateral plate 57 of each graspingbracket 17 push with each other as shown by arrows C and D inFIG. 3 , and thereforeside brackets 17 are strongly engaged withgrasping brackets 19, respectively. In addition to this pushing force, asurface 41 b oflateral plate 41 of eachside bracket 17 is in contact with asurface 57 a oflateral plate 57 of each graspingbracket 19. Therefore,side brackets 17 are strongly engaged withgrasping brackets 19 both in the longitudinal direction and the lateral direction of the vehicle body. - Under this condition,
cockpit module 1 is conveyed into the vehicle body through a front-door opening 77 by manipulatinginstallation hand 11. Then, by movingcockpit module 1 in the forward direction of the vehicle body so that positioningpin 27 of each vehicle-body bracket 21 is inserted intopositioning hole 45 of eachside bracket 17,cockpit module 1 is provisionally supported by the vehicle body.FIG. 4A shows a positional relationship betweenpositioning pin 27 andpositioning hole 45 under a provisional supporting condition. That is, under this condition, positioninghole 45 ofside bracket 17 is supported byneck portion 31 ofpositioning pin 27, and alower periphery 45 a ofpositioning hole 45 ofside bracket 17 is located at a position which is lower than a position of alower periphery 60 a ofguide hole 60 of graspingbracket 19 in height level as shown inFIG. 4A . Further,FIG. 5A shows a positional relationship between connectingpin 49 and connectinghole 51 under this provisional supporting condition. - When
cockpit module 1 is provisionally installed in the vehicle body as discussed above, as shown inFIG. 6 , almost whole part ofcockpit module 1 is located outside of front-door opening 77 when they are viewed from a laterally outside direction of front-door opening 77. Located inside of front-door opening 77 are a graspingportion 79 between graspingbracket 19 andinstallation jig 9 and an inserting portion between graspingpins holes 65. - Therefore, even when
cockpit module 1 is installed in the vehicle body so that almost all ofcockpit module 1 is not exposed within front-door opening 77, it is possible to installcockpit module 1 in the vehicle body by graspingcockpit module 1 by means of graspingpins 63 and 72 of installation jigs 9. This method enablesinstallation jigs 9 to be commonly used with a case that a cockpit module is largely exposed from front-door opening 77. That is, it is not necessary to specifically prepare installation jigs for the case of a cockpit module whose almost all part is not exposed to front-door opening. This utility suppresses the production cost of vehicles. - After
cockpit module 1 is provisionally supported by the vehicle body, graspingpins holes 65 by outwardly moving left-hand-side grasping pins 63 through the operation ofactuator 71 and by movinginstallation hand 11 toward the backside of a paper inFIG. 6 (corresponding to the right hand side of the vehicle body). Then,installation hand 11 is rearwardly moved until there is no interference betweeninstallation jigs 9 and graspingbrackets 19. - Thereafter,
installation hand 11 is moved outside of the vehicle body. - Under this jig removed condition, two
bolts 23 are inserted into bolt holes 47 of eachside bracket 17 through work holes 61 of each graspingbracket 19, and are tightened with threadedholes 39 of each vehicle-body bracket 21. This tightening operation is executed under the position condition shown byFIGS. 4A and 5A . According to the proceeding of this tightening operation, the upper periphery ofpositioning hole 45 of eachside bracket 17 rides over taperedportion 37 ofpositioning pin 27, and graspingbracket 19 andside bracket 17 are integrally moved toward vehicle-body bracket 21. - During the process that the upper periphery of
positioning hole 45 rides over taperedportion 37 ofpositioning pin 27,lower periphery 60 a ofguide hole 60 of graspingbracket 19 is pushed down along the lower portion of taperedportion 37. Finally, as shown inFIG. 4B , positioninghole 45 and guidehole 60 are correctly positioned so as to correspond withlarge diameter portion 35 ofpositioning pin 27.FIG. 5B shows a positional relationship between connectingpin 49 and connectinghole 51 under the bolt fully tightened condition. - According to the downward movement of
lower periphery 60 a ofguide hole 60 by the lower portion of taperedportion 37, connectingpins 49 of graspingbracket 19 obliquely and downwardly move along slottedportion 51 a of connectingholes 51. Therefore, graspingbracket 19 moves rearward and is released fromside bracket 17. Under this provisional-engagement cancelled condition, by moving connectingpins 49 from the position shown byFIG. 5B to the position wherelarge diameter portion 49 b of each connectingpin 49 corresponds tolarge diameter portion 51 b of each connectinghole 51 in position and by moving each graspingbracket 19 toward the laterally outside direction of the vehicle body, each graspingbracket 19 is easily detached from eachside bracket 17. - Such detached grasping
brackets 19 are used for the next installation operation for anothercockpit module 1. - Although the first embodiment has been shown and described such that only left-hand-
side grasping pins 63 are movable so as to increasingly and decreasingly change the distance relative to right-hand-side grasping pins 73 by drivingactuator 71, such an actuator may be installed only in right-hand-sidegrasping jig 9 for graspingpins 73 or both on right-hand-side and left-hand-side grasping jigs 9. Further, graspingbrackets 19 and graspingjigs 9 may be arranged such that graspingholes 65 are formed in graspingjigs 9 and that graspingpins brackets 19. - Furthermore, although the first embodiment has been shown and described such that connecting
pins 49 are installed in graspingbracket 19 and that connectingholes 51 are formed atside bracket 17, it is of course that connecting pins 49 may be installed inside bracket 17 and that connectingholes 51 may be formed at graspingbracket 19. In such a case, it is necessary to form connectinghole 51 so thatlarge diameter portion 51 b is located at an upward and frontward position relative to slottedportion 51 a in connectinghole 51. -
FIG. 7 shows work mount table 6 on whichsteering member 5 ofcockpit module 1 is mounted althoughinstallment panel 3 is facilitated herein. As shown inFIG. 7 , work mount table 6 comprises a pair ofmember supporting posts 81 for supportingsteering member 5 and a pair ofbracket supporting posts 83 for positioning and supporting graspingbrackets 19 which has been already attached toside brackets 17, respectively. - Each
member supporting post 81 comprises an upper U-shaped supportingportion 85 which supports steeringmember 5 and a lower post portion which stands on work mount table 6 and is integral with U-shaped supportingportion 85. - Each
bracket supporting post 83 comprises ahorizontal portion 83 a which horizontally extends toward a laterally center position and avertical portion 83 b which vertically extends from an inner end ofhorizontal portion 83 a in the upward direction, as shown inFIG. 8 which shows an enlarged view as viewed from a direction of an arrow E inFIG. 7 . - Since a lower end of grasping
bracket 19 is installed athorizontal portion 83 a and is positioned thereby, a rotation ofcockpit module 1 around a longitudinally axial center ofcockpit module 1 is restricted. Therefore, an inserting operation of graspingpins holes 65 is easily and certainly executed. This improves the workability as to the installation ofcockpit module 1. -
FIG. 9 shows a modification ofside bracket 17. This modifiedside bracket 17 has tworecess portions 201 whichguide connecting pins 49 of each graspingbracket 19 into connectingholes 51, respectively. The other construction of this modifiedside bracket 17 is the same as that shown inFIG. 2 , and therefore the same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals ofFIG. 2 . - Each
recess portions 201 is formed at an areas from anend portion 201 a located at a lower and rearward position relative to connectinghole 51 towardlarge diameter hole 51 b. A vertical width of eachrecess portion 201 gradually decreases fromend portion 201 a towardlarge diameter hole 51 b. In the vicinity oflarge diameter hole 51 b, the vertical width ofrecess portion 201 is generally the same as the diameter oflarge diameter hole 51 b. As is clearly shownFIG. 9 ,recess portion 201 is upwardly curved toward connectinghole 51. - When grasping
bracket 19 is attached toside bracket 17 which has the above-discussedrecess portions 201, connectingpins 49 of graspingbracket 19 are roughly placed in the vicinity ofend portions 201 a ofrecess portions 201. Then,large diameter portions 49 b of connectingpins 49 are pressed againstrecess portions 201 as shown inFIG. 10 , and are moved alongrecess portions 201. Thereafter, when connecting pins 49reach connecting holes 51, connectingpins 49 are inserted intolarge diameter portions 51 b of connectingholes 51. Then, graspingbracket 19 is upwardly and obliquely moved to install graspingbracket 19 onside bracket 17. - With this modified arrangement, by roughly placing connecting
pins 49 in the vicinity ofend portions 201 a ofrecess portions 201, it becomes possible thatlarge diameter portions 49 b of connectingpins 49 are moved along the shapes ofrecess portions 201 to connectingholes 51. Therefore, this modified arrangement ofside brackets 17 enables two connectingpins 49 to be quickly and easily connected with corresponding connecting holes 51. Further, this arrangement shortens a time period for learning the operation for this attaching operation and improves the workability whileside brackets 17 maintain rigidity with no extra parts. -
FIG. 11 shows another modification ofside bracket 17 and a modified graspingbracket 19 corresponding to the modifiedside bracket 17. As is clearly shown inFIG. 11 , this modifiedside bracket 17 has arhombic guide hole 203 between connectingholes 51. Alower periphery 203 a ofrhombic guide hole 203 is generally parallel with upper and lower sides ofside bracket 17. That is,lower periphery 203 a is generally horizontal whencockpit module 1 is installed in the vehicle body or set on work mount table 6. - Grasping
bracket 19 of this modification has aprojection 205 between connecting pins 49. Thisprojection 205 is formed by deforming a part oflongitudinal plate 59 toward the center portion of the vehicle body. More specifically, thisprojection 205 has a circular tip and is bent perpendicular to longitudinal plate 59 (horizontally). Further, a length ofprojection 205 is greater than that of connectingpin 49. - The size of
rhombic guide hole 203 is sufficiently greater thanprojection 205. Therefore, when circular tip ofprojection 205 is set onlower periphery 203 a ofrhombic guide hole 203, two connectingpins 49 are fitted withlarge diameter portions 51 b of connectingholes 51. Herein, a dimension H oflower periphery 203 a ofguide hole 203 is set to be generally the same as a width h ofprojection 205. - When grasping
bracket 19 is attached toside bracket 17 with suchrhombic guide hole 203, the circular tip ofprojection 205 of graspingbracket 19 is first inserted intoguide hole 203 ofside bracket 17 by roughly bring connectingpins 49 nearer to connectingholes 51. During this operation, connectingpins 49 are located in position so as not to reachguide hole 203. - Next, by positioning
projection 205 onlower periphery 203 a ofguide hole 203 as shown inFIGS. 12A and 13A , connectingpins 49 correspond with large diameter holes 51 b of connectingholes 51 in position. Under this condition, by moving grasping bracket in the right hand side direction inFIG. 12A , and then by obliquely and upwardly movinggrasping bracket 19 as is similar to the operation inFIG. 2 , graspingbracket 19 is installed onside bracket 17. By the oblique and upward movement of graspingbracket 19, connectingpins 49 move in slottedportions 51 a of connectingholes 51, andprojection 205 moves inguide hole 203 as shown inFIG. 13B . - With this installation operation of the modified grasping
bracket 19 withside bracket 17, by roughly bringing graspingbracket 19 nearer toside bracket 19 and by contactingprojection 205 withlower periphery 203 a ofguide hole 51, connectingpins 49 are correctly placed relative to corresponding connecting holes 51. Therefore, it becomes possible to quickly and easily connect two connectingpins 49 with corresponding connecting holes 51. Further, this modified arrangement shortens a time period for learning the operation for this attaching operation and improves the workability of this installation process. - Further, when an operator inserts
projection 205 intoguide hole 203, the operator can recognizeside bracket 17 through ahole 207 forprojection 205. This further facilitates this inserting operation ofprojection 205 intoguide hole 203. - Further, with this modified arrangement of
side bracket 17 and graspingbracket 19, the detaching operation of graspingbracket 19 is also facilitated. That is, by drawing connectingpins 49 from connectingholes 51 under a condition thatprojection 205 is in contact withlower periphery 203 a ofguide hole 203,large diameter portions 49 b of connectingpins 49 pass through large diameter holes 51 b of connectingholes 51. Therefore, connectingpins 49 are easily released from connectingholes 51. - That is, these improvements are achieved by providing
guide hole 203 inside bracket 17 and by integrally formingprojection 205 on graspingbracket 19 without increasing the number of parts and the weight of the apparatus. - Further, grasping
bracket 19 andside bracket 17 may be modified such thatprojection 205 is formed onside bracket 17 so as to project toward the outside direction of the vehicle body and thatguide hole 203 is formed on graspingbracket 19 so as to engage withprojection 205. In such a case, it is necessary that connectingpins 49 are correctly placed relative to large diameter holes 51 b of connectingholes 51 whenprojection 205 ofside bracket 17 is contacted with an upper periphery ofguide hole 203 of graspingbracket 19. -
FIG. 14 shows a modification of the first embodiment wherein there are provided a drop restricting portion for preventing grasping bracket 18 from dropping from side bracket 18 and a drop-restriction canceling portion for canceling drop restriction of graspingbracket 19, instead of embossedportion 53 shown inFIGS. 2 and 3 . - More specifically, a
rectangular restriction hole 209 is provided betweenpositioning hole 45 andlower bolt hole 47 oflateral plate 41 ofside bracket 17. Further, arestriction projection 211 is provided betweenguide hole 60 and worklower work hole 61 oflateral plate 57 of graspingbracket 19 so as to be inserted intorestriction hole 209 oflateral plate 41 ofside bracket 17. Restrictprojection 211 is formed by raising it fromlateral plate 61 of graspingbracket 19 towardside bracket 17.Restriction hole 209 and restriction projection constitute the drop restriction portion. - Further, a
press projection 213 functioning as a restriction canceling portion is provided betweenguide pin 29 and lower threadedhole 39 of vehicle-body bracket 21.Press projection 213 projects from fixingsurface 25 of vehicle-body bracket 21 towardrestriction hole 209 ofside bracket 17.Press projection 213 is formed by embossing fixingsurface 25, and a projection quantity ofpress projection 213 is greater than a thickness oflateral plate 41 ofside bracket 17. - When grasping
bracket 19 is attached toside bracket 17 in case of this modification having the drop restriction portion and the restriction canceling portion, by inserting connectingpins 49 of each graspingbracket 19 into connectingholes 51 of eachside bracket 17 and by upwardly and obliquely moving connectingpins 49 in connectingholes 51,restriction projection 211 is inserted intorestriction hole 209, and a lower end ofrestriction projection 211 rides on a lower periphery ofrestriction hole 209 as shown inFIG. 15A . Under this riding-on condition, a clearance is formed betweenlateral plate 57 of graspingbracket 19 andlateral plate 41 ofside bracket 17, as is similar to that ofFIG. 3 . - By this riding-on of the lower end of
restriction projection 211 on the lower periphery ofrestriction hole 209, the drop of graspingbracket 19 fromside bracket 19 is further certainly prevented as compared with the case of embossedportion 53 shown inFIGS. 2 and 3 . Therefore, even when grasping pins 63 and 73 ofinstallation hand 11 are detached from graspingholes 65 of grasping brackets 18, a dropping of graspingbrackets 19 fromside bracket 17 is certainly prevented, and the workability of this operation is further improved. - After grasping
bracket 19 is attached toside bracket 17, positioning pins 27 of vehicle-body brackets 21 are inserted into positioning holes 45 ofside brackets 17 to temporally supportcockpit module 1 by movingcockpit module 1 grasped byinstallation hand 11 into the vehicle body, as is similar to the operation shown inFIG. 4A , and as shown inFIG. 15B . Thereafter,installation hand 11 is released fromcockpit module 1 and is moved outside of the vehicle body. - Under the provisional installation state shown in
FIG. 15B , graspingbracket 19 is moved forward of the vehicle body as compared with the state shownFIG. 15A . Accordingly,lateral plate 57 of graspingbracket 19 is contacted withlateral plate 41 ofside bracket 17, and a predetermined distance T is formed between the lower end ofrestriction projection 211 and the lower periphery ofrestriction hole 209. - Next, as is similar to the operation shown in
FIG. 2 , twobolts 23 are screwed with threadedholes 39 of each vehicle-body bracket 21 through work holes 61 and bolt holes 47 to secureside bracket 17 with vehicle-body bracket 21. During this operation, graspingbracket 19 integrally moves together withside bracket 17 while the upper periphery ofpositioning hole 45 of eachside bracket 17 rides over the upper portion of taperedportion 37 ofpositioning pin 27. In synchronization with the movement of graspingbracket 19, a tip ofpress projection 213 of vehicle-body bracket 21 presses a portion near the lower end ofrestriction projection 211 to cancel the engagement ofrestriction projection 211 withrestriction hole 209, as shown inFIG. 15C . With this arrangement ofpress projection 213, the detachment of graspingbrackets 19 fromside brackets 17 are easily executed, and thereby improving the installation reliability and the detachment reliability of graspingbrackets 19. - Under the provisional installation state shown in
FIG. 15B , a relationship between distance T and an upward projection quantity S is set such that T>S, wherein T is a distance between the lower end ofrestriction projection 211 and the lower periphery of therestriction hole 209, and S is the upward projecting quantity of the lower periphery ofguide hole 60 of graspingbracket 19 relative tolower periphery 45 a ofpositioning hole 45 ofside bracket 17. - With this dimensional setting between distance T and upward projection quantity S, it becomes possible to detach the
lower periphery 60 a ofguide hole 60 of graspingbracket 19 fromside bracket 17 along taperedportion 37 ofpositioning pin 27 without generating an interference between the lower end ofrestriction projection 211 and the lower periphery ofrestriction hole 209. Accordingly, this modified graspingbracket 17 maintains a detaching function. - Further, the drop restriction and the drop-restriction cancellation of grasping
bracket 19 are achieved by providingrestriction hole 209 atside bracket 17,restriction projection 211 at graspingbracket 19 andpress projection 213 at vehicle-body bracket 21. Accordingly, this arrangement is achieved without employing new parts and improves the installation reliability and the detachment reliability of graspingbrackets 19. -
FIG. 16 shows another modification which employs arestriction pin 215 instead ofrestriction projection 211 of graspingbracket 19 ofFIG. 14 . Both ends ofrestriction pin 215 are inserted respectively into a through-hole 217 formed atlateral plate 57 of graspingbracket 19 and a through-hole 219 a formed on aprojection part 219 raisedlongitudinal plate 59 so as to be slidingly movable relative to graspingbracket 19, as shown inFIG. 17 which is a cross sectional view taken in the direction of an arrow F inFIG. 16 . -
Restriction pin 215 has aflange 215 a which is formed in the vicinity of throughhole 217 and betweenlateral plate 57 andprojection part 219. Further, aspring 221 is provided betweenflange 215 a andprojection part 219 as a spring means for pressingrestriction pin 215 towardlateral plate 57 ofside bracket 17, that is, toward the left hand side inFIG. 17 . - When grasping
bracket 19 is attached toside bracket 17 in case of this modification shown inFIG. 16 , by inserting connectingpins 49 of each graspingbracket 19 into connectingholes 51 of eachside bracket 17 and by upwardly and obliquely moving connectingpins 49 in connectingholes 51 as is similar to the operation shown inFIG. 3 , a projecting portion ofrestriction pin 215, which projects fromlateral plate 51 towardside bracket 17, is inserted intorestriction hole 209, and a lower end ofrestriction projection 211 rides on a lower periphery ofrestriction hole 209 as is similar to a condition shown inFIG. 15A . With this modified arrangement shown inFIG. 16 , it is possible to certainly restrict and prevent graspingbracket 19 from dropping fromside bracket 17. - Further, when grasping
bracket 19 is detached fromside bracket 17, a tip end ofpress projection 213 of vehicle-body bracket 21 presses the projecting portion ofrestriction pin 215 against the biasing force ofspring 221 and thereby canceling the connection ofrestriction pin 215 withrestriction hole 209. In this case,press projection 213 is formed into a shape which is able to be inserted into through-hole 218 to enable the pressing operation torestriction pin 215. With this arrangement, it becomes possible to easily detach graspingbracket 19 fromside bracket 17 and thereby improving the installation reliability and the detachment workability. Further, since this modification is arranged such thatrestriction pin 215 is moved relative to graspingbracket 19 during the detaching operation (canceling operation), the drop restricting and drop-restriction canceling mechanism of this modified arrangement ensures a high durability against repeated operations. -
FIG. 18 shows a second embodiment of the installation apparatus for installingcockpit module 1 in the vehicle body in accordance with the present invention. - The second embodiment employs no grasping
brackets 19, and employs a pair ofattachments 87 fixed at both end portions ofhand body 67 ofinstallation hand 11, respectively. Eachattachment 87 comprises alateral plate 89 and alongitudinal plate 91 which are integral and formed into an L-shaped cross-section.Lateral plate 89 hasguide hole 60, onework hole 61 and onework cutout 61 a, as shown inFIG. 18 .Longitudinal plate 91 has the pair of connectingpins 49 which projects toward the inside of the vehicle body as are similar to those of graspingbracket 19 of the first embodiment. - A pair of
side brackets 93 are installed at both ends of steeringmember 5. Eachside bracket 93 comprises alateral plate 41 and alongitudinal plate 43 as is similar to those ofside bracket 17 of the first embodiment. Positioninghole 45 and bolt holes 47 are formed onlateral plate 41 as are similar to those ofside bracket 17 of the first embodiment. A pair of connectinggrooves 95 are formed at rear end portions of eachside bracket 93 instead of connectingholes 51 of the first embodiment. - Each connecting
groove 93 is formed into a slot which inclines forwardly and upwardly, and an opening end of connectinggroove 93 is formed into awide cutout 95 a. Aprojection 55 is formed at an upper portion oflongitudinal plate 43 by raising a part oflongitudinal plate 43 outwardly. - When this arrangement of the second embodiment shown in
FIG. 18 is employed in the installation operation ofcockpit module 1 into the vehicle body,cockpit module 1 is grasped byinstallation hand 11 by moving connectingpins 49 ofattachment 87 toward connectinggrooves 95 ofside bracket 93 so as to connect connectingpins 49 and connectinggrooves 95 respectively. Keeping this state,cockpit module 1 is conveyed in the vehicle body through the front-door opening 77 by manipulatinginstallation hand 11, as is similar to the operation of the first embodiment. Further,side brackets 93 are provisionally supported by positioningpins 27 of vehicle-body brackets 21 as similar to the operation shown inFIG. 4A . - The tightening operation of
bolts 23 for securingside brackets 93 with vehicle-body brackets 21 are basically the same as the operation of the first embodiment except thatattachments 87 are employed instead of grasping brackets of the first embodiment. - When the provisional supporting condition of this second embodiment is in a state as same as that shown in
FIG. 4B , the engagement function ofattachments 87 withside brackets 93 is cancelled. Then,attachments 87 are released fromside brackets 93 by rearwardly and downwardly movinginstallation hand 11. Thereafter,installation hand 11 is moved outside of the vehicle body to execute the next installation operation of anothercockpit module 1 to another vehicle body. - Although almost whole part of
cockpit module 1 of this second embodiment is also located outside of front-door opening 77 as viewed from a laterally outside of front-door opening 77 inFIG. 6 , it is possible to easily graspcockpit module 1 by movingattachments 87 in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body. - Since
attachments 87 are secured toinstallation hand 11, it becomes possible to eliminate the attaching and detaching operations of graspingbrackets 19. This further improves the workability of the installation operation. Further, since it is possible to eliminate the slide mechanism for graspingpins 63 ofinstallation hand 11, the cost reduction is also achieved thereby. - Although the second embodiment has been shown and described such that connecting
pins 49 are provided at eachattachment 97 and that connectinggrooves 95 are provided at eachside bracket 93, it is of course that connectingpins 49 are provided at eachside bracket 93 and that connectinggrooves 95 are provided at eachattachment 97. - Referring to FIGS. 19 to 24, there is shown a third embodiment of the installation apparatus according to the present invention. In this third embodiment, same elements as same as those of the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals of the first embodiment, and the explanations thereof are omitted herein.
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FIG. 20 , the third embodiment employsside brackets 97 and graspingbrackets 99 which are different from those of the first embodiment. Therefore, there will be particularly explainedside bracket 97 and graspingbracket 99 with reference toFIG. 21 which shows them located at the left hand side ofinstallation hand 11. Sinceside brackets 97 and graspingbrackets 99 are both mirror symmetry, only the explanation forbrackets - Grasping
bracket 99 comprises abracket body 101 and aninner bracket 103 which is disposed inside ofbracket body 101 and is movable in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body. InFIG. 21 , an arrow FR shows a frontward direction of the vehicle body. -
Bracket body 101 has a lateral contact plate 105 extending in the lateral direction of the vehicle body and aside plate 107 extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body. Lateral contact plate 105 and side plate are connected with each other to form an L-shaped cross section. - Two grasping
holes 109 are formed at upper and lower positions of the rearward portion ofside plate 107 so that graspingpins 63 of graspingjigs 9 are inserted into graspingholes 109 to graspcockpit module 1. A pair of upper guide hooks 111 and a pair of lower guide hooks 113 are formed in the vicinities of upper and lower peripheries ofside plate 107, respectively, so as to guide the longitudinal slide movement ofinner bracket 103. - Lateral contact plate 105 has a
positioning hole 115 into which a positioning pin (not shown) of vehicle-body bracket is inserted, awork hole 117 through which a bolt for securingsteering member 5 with the vehicle-body bracket, two through-holes 119 into which two parts of inner bracket 102 are inserted, and two fixingholes 121 into which fixing ends ofinner bracket 103 are inserted. A diameter ofwork hole 117 is greater than a diameter of a head portion of the bolt for securingcockpit module 1. -
Inner bracket 103 has anupper member 123 guided by upper guide hooks 111 and alower member 125 guided by lower guide hooks 113. Upper andlower members members bracket body 101 and rear connectingmember 129 ofinner bracket 103 are connected by acoil spring 130 so thatinner bracket 103 is biased in the forward direction relative tobracket body 101. Upper and lower guide holes 124 and 126 are formed at a rear end portion ofupper member 123 and a rear end portion oflower member 125, respectively. - When
inner bracket 103 is biased toward a frontward of the vehicle body relative tobracket body 101 due to a biasing force ofcoil spring 130, center axes of guide holes 124 and 126 are offset from center axes of graspingholes 109 ofbracket body 101 toward the frontward direction of the vehicle body while a part of eachguide hole grasping hole 109. Upper and lower guide holes 124 and 126 have a diameter as same as that of graspingholes 109 ofbracket body 101, and the diameter thereof is slightly greater than a diameter of graspingpin 63. -
Upper member 123 has a firstbent portion 131, a secondbent portion 135, a thirdbent portion 139 and a connectinghook 143 as shown inFIG. 21 . Similarly,lower member 125 has a firstbent portion 133, a secondbent portion 137, a thirdbent portion 141 and a connectinghook 145 as shown inFIG. 21 . Firstbent portions lower members bent portions bent portions bent portions bent portions - Connection hooks 143 and 145 extend from lower portions of third
bent portions bent portions holes 119 of contacting plate 105 ofbracket body 101.Connection hook 143 ofupper member 123 is inserted into upper connectinghole 121 of contacting plate 105 and an upper connectinghole 147 ofside bracket 97, andconnection hook 145 oflower member 125 is inserted into lower connectinghole 123 of contacting plate 105 and a lower connectinghole 149 ofside bracket 97. -
Side bracket 97 has a connectingportion 149 integrally connected with each shaft end of steeringmember 5 and alateral installation portion 151 integrally connected at a rear periphery of connectingportion 149.Lateral installation portion 151 is in contact with a surface 105 a of lateral contact plate 105 when graspingbracket 99 is attached toside bracket 97. -
Lateral installation portion 151 has apositioning hole 153 into which the positioning pin of the vehicle-body bracket is inserted, upper and lower bolt holes 155 for securingsteering member 5 to the vehicle-body bracket, a cutout into which upper one of secondbent portion 135 is inserted from the upper side, an insertion through-hole 159 into which lower one of thirdbent portion 141 ofinner bracket 103 is inserted from the rear side, and two connectingholes 147 which are connected with connectinghooks - Under a condition that third
bent portion 141 is inserted into insertion through-hole 159, upper secondbent portion 135 is located abovelateral installation portion 151. From this condition, graspingbracket 99 is moved downwardly to insert upper secondbent portion 135 intocutout 157. Therefore, insertion through-hole 159 has acutout 159 into which lower secondbent portion 137 is inserted. - Further, a
flange portion 161 extends from an outer periphery oflateral installation portion 151 in the rearward direction. A receivinghook 163 is formed on anouter surface 107 a oflongitudinal plate 107 ofbracket body 101. Accordingly, as shown inFIG. 22 , when graspingbracket 99 is attached toside bracket 99, receivinghook 163 receivesflange portion 161 integral with installation portion ofside bracket 97. - Next, the manner of operation of the third embodiment will be discussed. First, two grasping
brackets 99 are attached to both ends ofside brackets 97 of steeringmember 5, respectively. More specifically, eachbracket body 101 is set so that contacting plate 105 ofbracket body 101 is placed at a position rearward ofinstallation portion 151 ofside bracket 97. By frontwardly and downwardly moving graspingbracket 99, secondbent portion 135 ofinner bracket 103 is inserted intocutout 157 ofinstallation portion 151, and thirdbent portion 141 ofinner bracket 103 is inserted into insertion through-hole 159 ofinstallation portion 151. Thereafter, secondbent portion 137 is inserted intocutout 159 a.FIG. 23A shows a condition that the above-mentioned operation has been executed. Under this condition, receivinghook 163 oflongitudinal plate 107 ofbracket body 101 receivesflange portion 161 ofside bracket 97, as shown inFIG. 22 , although receivinghook 163 is omitted inFIGS. 23A and 23B . - When
inner bracket 103 is set as shown inFIG. 23A , connectinghooks inner bracket 103 are not connected with connectingholes 147 ofside bracket 97, and guideholes inner bracket 103 are frontward offset by a dimension m relative to graspingholes 109 ofbracket body 101. - Next,
installation hand 11 shown inFIG. 19 is moved such that graspingpins jigs 9 are placed at laterally outside positions of right and left graspingbrackets 99. Then, right-hand-side grasping pins 73 are connected to right-hand-sidegrasping bracket 9, and left-hand-side grasping pins 63 are moved toward left-hand-side grasping bracket 99 by drivingactuator 71 so thatinstallation hand 11 graspscockpit module 1. - The operation during when right-hand-
side grasping pins 73 are connected to graspingbracket 99 is basically the same as that during when left-hand-side grasping pins 63 are connected to grasping bracket, only the operation of the left-hand-side grasping pins 63 will be discussed with reference to FIGS. 21 to 23. - Under the condition shown in
FIG. 23A , by moving graspingpins 63 in the inner direction of the vehicle body, graspingpins 63 are inserted into graspingholes 109 ofbracket body 101 and guideholes inner bracket 103, sequentially. By this insertion of graspingpins 63 intoguide holes inner bracket 103 moves in the rearward direction of the vehicle body since guide holes 124 and 126 are offset relative to graspingholes 109 ofbracket body 101. As a result, connectinghooks side bracket 97 and connectingholes 121 ofbracket body 101, as shown inFIG. 23B . - By these above-discussed operations, third
bent portions inner bracket 103 are fittingly in contact withinstallation portion 151 ofside bracket 97. Accordingly, graspingbracket 99 is certainly supported byside bracket 97 of steeringmember 5, andinstallation hand 11 graspscockpit module 1 through graspingbrackets 99. - When grasping pins 63 are inserted into grasping
holes 109, receivinghook 163 ofbracket body 101 receivesflange portion 161 ofside bracket 97. Accordingly,bracket body 101 is protected from inclining toward the inserting direction of graspingpins 63, and thereby enabling to certainly execute an inserting operation of graspingpins 63 into graspingholes 109. - When
installation hand 11 graspscockpit module 1 by these connection of graspingpins brackets 99,cockpit module 1 is conveyed into the vehicle body rough front-door opening 77 by manipulatinginstallation hand 11, as shown inFIG. 24 . - After
cockpit module 1 is conveyed in the vehicle body,cockpit module 1 is provisionally supported by the vehicle body by movingcockpit module 1 in the frontward direction of the vehicle body so as to insert the positioning pins of the vehicle-body brackets intopositioning holes 153 ofside brackets 97 andpositioning holes 115 of graspingbrackets 99. - During this operation, almost whole part of
cockpit module 1 is located outside of front-door opening 77 as viewed from a laterally outside of front-door opening 77. Located inside of front-door opening 77 are a graspingportion 165 between graspingbracket 99 and an inserting portion between graspingpins holes 109. Therefore, even whencockpit module 1 is installed in the vehicle body so that almost all ofcockpit module 1 is not exposed within front-door opening 77, it is possible to installcockpit module 1 in the vehicle body by graspingcockpit module 1 by means of graspingpins installation jigs 9 to be commonly used with a case that a cockpit module is largely exposed from front-door opening 77. That is, it is not necessary to specifically prepareinstallation jigs 9 for the case of a different cockpit module whose almost all part is not exposed to front-door opening. This utility suppresses the production cost of vehicles. - After
cockpit module 1 is provisionally supported by the vehicle body, graspingpins holes 109 by outwardly moving left-hand-side grasping pins 63 through the operation ofactuator 71 and by movinginstallation hand 11. Then,installation hand 11 is rearwardly moved until there is no interference betweeninstallation jigs 9 and graspingbrackets 99. Thereafter,installation hand 11 is moved outside of the vehicle body. - Under this jig removed condition, two bolts are inserted into
bolt holes 155 of eachside bracket 97 through work holes 117 of each graspingbracket 99, and are tightened with threaded holes of each vehicle-body bracket. - Although
installation portion 151 ofside bracket 97 is fittingly in contact with the vehicle-body bracket, graspingbracket 99 is attached toside bracket 99. Therefore, it is necessary that the vehicle-body bracket has recess portions for enabling thirdbent portions inner bracket 103 from being smoothly detached fromside bracket 97 without interference with the vehicle-body bracket. - When grasping pins 63 and 73 are removed from grasping
holes 109, graspingpins 63 is fromguide holes FIG. 23B toward the left-hand-side direction inFIG. 23B . Further, graspingpins 73 are moved in the right hand side to remove graspingpins 73 fromguide holes inner bracket 103 moves in the frontward direction relative tobracket body 101 and is set in the state shown inFIG. 23A . Under this pin-released state, graspingbracket 99 is easily detached fromside bracket 97 by moving graspingbracket 99 by inversely executing the process of the installation operation of graspingbracket 99 toside bracket 97. Such detached graspingbrackets 99 are employed in the next installation operation ofcockpit module 1. - Referring to FIGS. 25 to 28D, there is shown a fourth embodiment of the installation apparatus according to the present invention.
- As shown in
FIG. 25 , the installation apparatus comprises a pair ofwork supporting jigs 305 which support acockpit module 301 on a supply table 303, and a pair ofwork installation jigs 309 which receivescockpit module 301 supported by work supply jigs 305. The pair ofinstallation jigs 309 are installed respectively at both end portions of aninstallation hand 307 through whichcockpit module 301 is conveyed into a predetermined position in a passenger compartment in the vehicle. -
Cockpit module 301 is constructed by assembling various parts such as aninstallment panel 311, a steering apparatus (column shaft) 313, ameter unit 315, a passenger-seat airbag unit 317, various control units, a music center and various harnesses around a steeringmember 319.Steering member 319 is a reinforcement improves a supporting rigidity of a steering column.Steering member 319 extends in the lateral direction of the vehicle body and is secured to the lateral right and left sides of the vehicle body when cockpit module is installed in the vehicle body. Further, according to a used country, arrangements ofinstallment panel 311,column shaft 313,meter unit 315 and passenger-seat airbag unit 317 are symmetrically changed. - A pair of
side brackets 321 are connected at both end portions of steeringmember 319, respectively. First upper and lower connectingholes 321 a are formed at frontward upper and lower positions of eachside bracket 321. Eachwork jig 305 is connectable with steeringmember 319 through first upper and lower connectingholes 321 a of eachside bracket 321. Second upper and lower connectingholes 321 b are formed at rearward upper and lower positions of eachside bracket 321. Eachinstallation jig 309 is connectable with steeringmember 319 through second upper and lower connectingholes 321 b of eachside bracket 321. - These
work connecting holes cockpit module 301 is installed in the vehicle body. Therefore,installation hand 307 is smoothly manipulated to graspside brackets 321 without generating the interference with the vehicle body. - Each
work supply jig 305 is disposed on an upper end of each stand 323 standing fromsupply truck 303. As shown inFIG. 26 ,work supply jig 305 comprises ablock 325 and amovable member 327 which projects fromblock 325 towardcockpit module 301.Movable member 327 moves in the lateral direction along the axis of steeringmember 319. Aplate 329 is installed at an end ofmovable member 327. A pair of connectingpins 331project plate 329 towardcockpit module 301 and function as a work supporting portion. - An
opening 325 a is formed at anupper surface 325 a ofblock 325, and anend 335 a of aninterlock link 335 is rotatably connected to a supportingpin 333 secured tomovable member 327 through opening 325 a. Anintermediate portion 335 b ofinterlock link 335 is rotatably supported by arotation support shaft 337 standing fromblock 325. Avertical pin 339 extends from theother end 335 c of interlock link 335 in the downward direction. - A
positioning plate 340 is integrally formed on a lower portion of arear side surface 325 b ofblock 325.Positioning plate 340 functions as a positioning means for positioningwork installation jig 309 ofinstallation hand 307 relative tocockpit module 301 supported bywork supply jig 305 in order to supportcockpit module 301 byinstallation hand 307. -
Installation hand 307 comprises ahand body 341 and right and leftjig arms 343.Hand body 341 extends in the lateral direction of the vehicle body whencockpit module 301 is installed in the vehicle body. Right and leftjig arms 343 project from right and left ends ofhand body 341 toward the frontward direction of the vehicle body.Work installation jig 309 is installed at an end of eachjig arm 343. Aninstallation portion 345, in which an air-balancer type power assist apparatus is installed, is formed at an intermediate portion ofhand body 341. Acontrol button 347 for controlling work installation jigs 309 is provided in the vicinity of left-hand-side jig arm 343 inFIG. 25 . - Each
work installation jig 309 comprises anactuator 349 constituted by a motor and a cylinder fixed at a tip end of eachjig arm 343.Actuator 349 comprises twodrive rods 351 which are movable along the longitudinal direction ofhand body 341, that is, along the axial direction of steeringmember 319. Pin supportingplate 353 is installed at both ends ofdrive rods 351, and twojig connecting pins 355 project frompin supporting plate 353 toward theopposite pins 355 of the other side.Jig connecting pins 355 are inserted into second work holes 321 b ofcockpit module 301 to conveycockpit module 301 in the vehicle body by means ofinstallation hand 307. As shown inFIG. 27 ,installation hand 307 supportscockpit module 301 by insertingjig connecting pins 355 into secondwork connecting holes 321 b. - With reference to
FIGS. 28A to 28D, a work installation operation using the installation apparatus of the fourth embodiment will be discussed.FIGS. 28A to 28D show left-hand-sidework installation jig 305 which is symmetry with right-hand-side one. Herein, only the explanation as to the left-hand-side one will be done since right-hand-sidework installation jig 305 also performs the operation as same as that of the left-hand-side one. - As shown in
FIG. 28A ,work supply jig 305 on supply table 303 is moved towardcockpit module 301, and two connectingpins 331 are connected with first work holes 321 a ofside bracket 321. By projectingly movingmovable member 327 towardcockpit module 301,link mechanism 335 rotates clockwise aroundrotation support shaft 337, and therefore theother end 335 c oflink mechanism 335 is moved toward the left hand side inFIG. 28A . - Under this state, by moving
installation hand 307 supported by the power-assist arm,actuators 349 of both workinstallation jigs 309 are set on positioningplates 340, respectively in order to correctly positionwork installation jigs 309 relative tocockpit module 301, as shown inFIG. 28B . Under this state,pin supporting plate 353 connected toactuator 349 is placed at a left-hand-side position relative to contactpin 339 formed at theother end 335 c oflink mechanism 335 as shown inFIG. 28B . - Next, by controlling
control button 347 installed atinstallation hand 307,actuator 349 is driven to movedrive rod 351 towardcockpit module 301, that is, in the right hand side direction inFIG. 28C in case of left hand side one. According to this approaching movement,pin supporting plate 353 andjig connecting pins 355 are also moved towardcockpit module 301. By this operation,pin supporting plate 353 is contacted withcontact pin 339 oflink mechanism 335, andlink mechanism 335 is rotated in anticlockwise direction aroundrotation support shaft 337. Simultaneously,jig connecting pins 355 are inserted into secondwork connecting holes 321 b of eachside bracket 321 as shown inFIG. 28C . By the anticlockwise rotation oflink mechanism 335,movable member 327 is moved in the left hand side as shown inFIG. 28C , andjig connecting pins 331 are also moved in the left hand side together withmovable member 327. - During the operation from the state shown in
FIG. 28B to the state shown inFIG. 28C , afterjig connecting pins 355 are inserted into secondwork connecting holes 321 b, supplyjig connecting pins 331 are detached (removed) from firstwork connecting holes 321 a. That is, the positional relationship among parts of the work assembly apparatus are set so that the above-discussed sequential operations are certainly executed. - Accordingly, it becomes possible that work
installation jigs 309 certainly receivecockpit module 1 supported bywork supply jigs 305 as a result of the above-discussed operation. Further, the inserting operation of installationjig connecting pins 355 into second work holes 321 b is executed under a condition that each actuator 349 is positioned on eachpositioning plate 340. This enables the inserting operation to be certainly executed. - When installation
jig connecting pins 355 are completely inserted into secondwork connecting holes 321 b by further moving installationjig connecting pins 355 towardcockpit module 301 from the state ofFIG. 28C , supplyjig connecting pins 331 are completely removed (detached) from first work holes 321 a, as shown inFIG. 28D . By this operation, it becomes possible to detachcockpit module 1 supported bywork installation jigs 309 from supply table 303 by graspingcockpit module 301 as shown inFIG. 27 . -
Cockpit module 301 detached fromsupply truck 303 is properly conveyed into the vehicle body through front-door opening and is installed at the dash portion of the vehicle body, by manipulatinginstallation hand 307. - After the installation of
cockpit module 301, installation jig supply pins 355 are removed from secondwork connecting holes 351 by outwardly moving drivingrods 351 ofactuator 349 through the operation ofcontrol button 347 by the operator. Then,installation hand 307 is moved outside of the vehicle body to enable the execution of the next installation operation. - With the thus arrange work assembly method employing the installation apparatus of the fourth embodiment, the operation for transferring
cockpit module 301 fromwork supply jigs 305 to work installation jigs 309 is executed by operating actuator 349 in a manner that when installationjig connecting pins 355 of each workinstallation jig 309 are inserted into secondwork connecting holes 321 b ofcockpit module 301, supplyjig connecting pins 331 of each work-supply jig 305 are removed from secondwork connecting holes 321 b ofcockpit module 301 throughlink mechanism 335. - This eliminates the operation from executing the releasing operation of releasing both
work supply jigs 305 and the pin detaching operation for removing supplyjig connecting pins 331 from firstwork connecting holes 321 a of eachside bracket 321. Further, this facilitates the transferring operation ofcockpit module 301 from work-supply jigs 305 to work installation jigs 309. - Since
work supply jigs 305 of the installation apparatus of the fourth embodiment employ no actuator and no sensor, the installation apparatus of the fourth embodiment according to the present invention is constructed without complicating the structure thereof. - Although the fourth embodiment has been shown and described such that installation
jig connecting pins 355 of bothinstallation jigs 309 are constructed to be driven byactuators 349, respectively, one ofactuators 349 may be eliminated as shown inFIG. 29 . In such a modification of the fourth embodiment whereinactuator 349 is installed only at the left-hand-side end ofinstallation hand 307 as shown inFIG. 29 , installationjig connecting pins 355 installed at a right-hand-side end ofinstallation hand 307 are inserted into secondwork connecting holes 321 b by manipulatinginstallation hand 307. - This application is based on Japanese Patent Applications No. 2001-352060 filed on Nov. 16, 2001, No. 2001-159344 filed on May 28, 2001 and No. 2001-133508 filed on Apr. 27, 2001 in Japan. The entire contents of these Japanese Patent Applications are incorporated herein by reference.
- Although the invention has been described above by reference to certain embodiments of the invention, the invention is not limited to the embodiments described above. Modifications and variations of the embodiments described above will occur to those skilled in the art, in light of the above teaching. The scope of the invention is defined with reference to the following claims.
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1. An installation apparatus for installing a cockpit module in a vehicle body, comprising:
an installation jig grasping the cockpit module to install the cockpit module in the vehicle body; and
a pair of grasping brackets detachably attached to both end portions of a steering member of the cockpit module, each grasping bracket having a grasped portion which is grasped by the installation jig;
wherein the grasped portion of the grasping bracket is located within an area of a front-door opening of the vehicle body which is viewed from a laterally outside direction of the vehicle body when the cockpit module is installed in the vehicle body.
2. The installation apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein each of both ends of the steering member has connecting pins which extend in the lateral direction of the vehicle body, and each of the grasping brackets has connecting holes, which are connected with the connecting pins.
3. The installation apparatus as claimed in claim 2 , wherein each of the connecting holes of the steering member is formed into a slot which is inclined such that a frontward portion of the slot is higher in the vertical direction than a rearward portion of the slot,
wherein when the grasping bracket is grasped by the installation jig and when the grasping bracket is moved in the frontward direction of the vehicle body according to the movement of the connecting pins in the connecting holes, a lateral portion of each grasping bracket is contacted with a lateral portion formed at each end of the steering member.
4. The installation apparatus as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the grasping bracket has a longitudinal portion which is contacted with a longitudinal portion formed at each end of the steering member.
5. The installation apparatus as claimed in claim 2 , wherein each connecting pin of the grasping bracket has a shaft portion and a large diameter portion which is formed at an end of the shaft portion, a diameter of the large diameter portion being greater than a diameter of the shaft portion, the connecting hole of the steering member having a slot portion in which the shaft portion of the connecting is movable and a large diameter hole portion into which the large diameter portion of the connecting pin is inserted.
6. The installation apparatus as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the cockpit module is installed in a pair of vehicle-body bracket of the vehicle body, each vehicle-body bracket having a positioning pin onto which the cockpit module is provisionally supported, the positioning pin having a tapered portion, the steering member having a positioning hole into which the positioning pin is inserted, the grasping bracket having a guide hole into which the positioning pin is inserted,
wherein a lower periphery of the guide hole of each grasping bracket slides on the tapered portion of the positioning pin so that the connecting pin moves from the large diameter hole of the connecting hole toward the slot when both end portions of the steering member is fixed connected to the vehicle-body brackets from the provisional supporting condition.
7. The installation apparatus as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the positioning pin has a small diameter portion which functions as a provisionally supporting portion, the tapered portion being formed continuously with the small diameter portion.
8. The installation apparatus as claimed in claim 7 , wherein a guide recess for guiding the connecting pin into the connecting hole is formed on the one of each grasping bracket and each end portion of the cockpit module which one has the connecting hole.
9. The installation apparatus as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the guide recess is formed such that a width of the guide recess increases according to departing from the connecting hole.
10. The installation apparatus as claimed in claim 7 , wherein each grasping bracket has a projection, which projects in the lateral direction of the vehicle body while having a projection quantity which is greater than a height of the connecting pin, and each end portion of the steering member has a projection guide hole into which the projection is inserted when the connecting pin and the connecting hole are relatively positioned so as to be engaged.
11. The installation apparatus as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the projection is integrally formed with the each grasping bracket.
12. The installation apparatus as claimed in claim 2 , further comprising a drop restricting portion and a drop-restriction canceling portion, the drop restricting portion preventing the grasping bracket from dropping from each end portion of the steering member when the grasping bracket is installed in the steering member by inserting the connecting pin into the connecting hole, the drop-restriction canceling portion canceling a drop restriction executed by the drop restricting portion when each end portion of the steering member is tightened with each vehicle-body bracket.
13. The installation apparatus as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the drop restricting portion comprises a restricting hole which is formed at each end portion of the steering member and a restricting projection which is formed at the grasping bracket and which is inserted into the restriction hole, and the drop-restriction canceling portion comprises a press projection which releases the restricting projection from each end portion of the steering member by pressing the restricting projection through the restricting hole.
14. The installation apparatus as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the drop restricting portion comprises a restricting hole which is formed at each end portion of the steering member and a restricting portion which is formed at the grasping bracket so as to be movable toward and from the restricting hole and which projects from the grasping bracket toward the steering bracket by being biased by an elastic member, and the drop-restriction canceling portion comprises a press projection which releases the restricting projection from the side bracket of the steering member by pressing the restricting projection through the restricting hole.
15. The installation apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the grasping bracket has one of a grasp hole and a grasp pin, and the installation jig has the other of the grasp hole and the grasp pin.
16. The installation apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a work mount table on which the cockpit module is mounted, the work mount table having a steering-member supporting portion which supports the steering member of the cockpit module, and a pair of end-portion supporting portions which support the grasping bracket so that the cockpit module is set at a predetermined position on the work mount table.
17. The installation apparatus as claimed in claim 16 , wherein each of the bracket supporting portions has a grasping-bracket receiving portion which receives the grasping bracket when the grasping brackets are grasped by the installation jig.
18. The installation apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a grasping-bracket installation plate is provided at each end portion of the steering member, the grasping bracket having a bracket body and an inner bracket, the bracket body having a first insertion hole, the inner bracket having a second insertion hole and being movable in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body relative to the bracket body, the inner bracket having an engaging portion which is engaged with the vehicle-body bracket when the grasping pin is inserted into the first insertion hole and the second insertion hole.
19. The installation apparatus as claimed in claim 18 , wherein the inner bracket is biased by an elastic member in the frontward direction of the vehicle body relative to the bracket body, the second insertion hole being offset from the first insertion hole in the frontward direction of the vehicle body while a part of the second insertion hole is overlapped with a part of the first insertion hole when the gasping pin is not inserted into the first and second insertion holes.
20. The installation apparatus as claimed in claim 18 , wherein the engaging portion of the inner bracket is constituted by a connecting hook, the grasping-bracket installation plate having a connecting hole which is engaged with the connecting hook.
21. The installation apparatus as claimed in claim 20 , wherein the inner bracket comprises a pressing portion which presses the grasping-bracket installation plate in the rearward direction of the vehicle body to pressingly contact with the grasping bracket when the connecting hook is engaged with the connecting hole.
22. An installation apparatus of a vehicle cockpit module comprising:
an installation jig for installing a cockpit module in a vehicle body, the installation jig comprising a pair of attachments which grasp both end portions of a steering member of the cockpit module by moving in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, the attachments being installed at both ends of an installation hand, respectively.
23. The installation apparatus as claimed in claim 22 , wherein connecting pins extending along an axial direction of the cockpit module are installed at one of each end portion of the steering member and each attachment, and connecting grooves are formed at the other of each end portion of the steering member and each attachment, the connecting pins being engaged with the connecting grooves when the installation hand grasps the cockpit module.
24. The installation apparatus as claimed in claim 23 , wherein each of the connecting holes are formed into a slot which extends such that a frontward portion of the slot is higher in the vertical direction than a rearward portion of the slot,
wherein when both end portions of the steering member are grasped by the installation jig and when the attachments move toward the steering member in the frontward direction of the vehicle body according to the movement of the connecting pins in the connecting holes, a lateral portion of each grasping bracket is contacted with a lateral portion formed at each end of the steering member.
25. The installation apparatus as claimed in claim 22 , wherein the attachment has a longitudinal plate which is contacted with a longitudinal plate formed at each end of the steering member.
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